Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0990992

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0990992

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The high cost of financial insecurity: exploring the role of the 'fringe economy' in the lives of low-income Australians. The national benefit from this research has a number of dimensions. The first is to draw the community's attention to the high costs and charges associated with fringe lenders in Australia and the economic and social consequences of accessing these services. The second benefit relates to establishing what sorts of financial products and regulatory measures would offer low-income Australians a better outcome. A number of states in Australia have recently introduced legislation to limit the interest rates charged by pay-day lenders. The study is very timely in that it offers an opportunity to monitor the impact of these new regulatory measures and consider opportunities for further reform.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 09-2009

End Date: 04-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $84,976.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Counselling, Welfare And Community Services | Social Policy And Planning | Policy and Administration | Welfare Economics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Industry policy | Class | Changing work patterns |

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